realistic character that has different character traits; fully developed; three-dimensional.

Round

character that, having only one or two traits, is easily described and one-dimensional.

Flat

character who remains the same or changes very little from beginning to end.

Static

character who changes in some important way as a result of what happens in the story.

Dynamic

how we know a character (what the narrator tells, char's speech/thought, char's actions/behaviors, other character's reactions).

Characterization

author explains directly what the character is like (kind, evil, ect.).

Direct

author shows what the character is like by presenting the character's manner of speech, actions, dress (appearance), by indication what others think or say about the character and by revealing what the character himself or herself thinks.